For me, the following of Hot Toys was slow, thankfully. I got Rambo 2 figure because I'd been on eBay looking for something Rambo, I don't even remember and saw their figure and it looked great, but at the time it was like who's Hot Toys, I'd just learned of Sideshow at that point. Then through Sideshow I'd learned of the ALIENS figures, but I passed on Hicks because the proto photos looked nothing like the actor and I wasn't spending $80 on that, to my regret lol. I've just gradually become an HT follower as they pick up the licenses that I enjoy, TDK continuing the upward slope of impressive products.